PORTLAND THORNS WIN NWSL TITLE🏆 , CAPPING SEASON OF OFF-FIELD TURMOIL

The Thorns are the first team to win three championships in the National Women’s Soccer League, which is addressing allegations of player abuse

WASHINGTON—The Portland Thorns entered Saturday night’s National Women’s Soccer League title game with a difficult assignment: to win a championship for the team whose management is at the heart of a league-wide scandal over the sexual abuse and harassment of players.

Sophia Smith scored the game’s opening goal for the Portland Thorns in the NWSL title game

Yet the Thorns capped a season of turmoil with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Current for the league championship in front of 17,624 at Audi Field.